Reborn Russia as an oligarch

Chapter 1017 Heavy Resistance
After receiving such a difficult task, Wang Ye couldn't help laughing.

Because of this matter, no matter whether it is done or not, it is a bit thankless.

The voice of domestic opposition is very loud!
Many people believe that after joining the WTO, it will have a great impact on the corresponding domestic industries. Not only will there be no benefits, but it will make foreign products dumped into the domestic market under the cover of low tariffs.

Not conducive to the development of domestic industries.

After all, there are not many industries in Da Mao that can be sold in China, and there are no competitive products that can compete with others in the international market.

Under such circumstances, why join the WTO?

Therefore, even if Wang Ye can successfully negotiate with the WTO member countries and obtain the permission to join the WTO, when he returns to China and submits it to the Duma for a show of hands, it may be rejected...

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Weighing the heavy folder in his hand, Wang Ye smiled wryly.

But he couldn't refuse. After all, his two positions of "Director of the National Foreign Affairs Commission" and "Director of the National Economic Commission" determined that he was indeed the most suitable candidate.

WTO accession negotiations, isn't it a matter of diplomacy and economics...

It was originally led by the Communist Party, but now that it encountered difficulties, the adoptive father wanted to transfer this matter to himself to continue.

To put it bluntly, this is the trust and respect for oneself!

But why is there no suspicion of "thumping the pot"...

Probably seeing the hesitation and embarrassment in Wang Ye's heart, the adoptive father smiled and persuaded: "Don't be too embarrassing. Anyway, this matter has been delayed for more than ten years and has not been negotiated. I also know how much resistance there is at home and abroad. , you just do your best, and you don’t have to complete the negotiation within the time limit.”

This is still a "human talk", and it didn't put pressure on Wang Ye, otherwise, Wang Ye might really quit...

He thought about it, and felt that this was not a bad thing.

After all, if Damao's domestic economy wants to continue to develop rapidly, it must deal with major global economies. Joining the WTO is indeed a good way.

Although there are not many industries that can be sold in China, and there are not many competitive products, but we must look at the problem from the perspective of development!

With my strong support in the past few years, the Internet industry, the automobile industry, and the large aircraft, wafer chip and other industries that are in full swing may become extremely competitive in the near future!

Joining the WTO now, maybe other member countries still look down on me, so I can take the opportunity to get more favorable conditions and prepare for the future.

When those industries mature, they will be able to have sufficient competitiveness in the international market.

Thinking of this, Wang Ye nodded readily and said, "No problem! Let me handle this matter. I also think that the benefits of joining the WTO outweigh the disadvantages. If you can join the WTO as soon as possible, don't delay it."

The adoptive father was overjoyed when he heard the words. He originally thought that even if Wang Ye did not object, he would delay this matter for a while, even a few years later.

Never expected that Wang Ye would be so forthright, he agreed directly, and stated that he would push forward as soon as possible.

You must know that foster father himself is a staunch supporter of WTO accession, so he has been unremittingly promoting the WTO accession negotiations.

Otherwise, this matter has been suppressed long ago, and it will never be discussed again!

"Haha, I knew that with your situation and vision, Misha, you must be able to see the benefits of joining the WTO. Hey, it's a pity that there are still many old stubborn people in China who only see the disadvantages of joining the WTO, but But you can’t see the benefits at all! But you still have to pay attention to one thing, that is, you can’t make too many compromises on the negotiation conditions in order to join the WTO as soon as possible. Especially in the agricultural field, it is a major issue related to the survival of the country. We must stick to the bottom line..."

Because Wang Ye promised too readily, the adoptive father was a little worried, so he told him.

Obviously, he really hopes to join the WTO as soon as possible, but he will not give up his bottom line just to join the WTO.

Some fields and industries really need to be protected, otherwise they will definitely suffer a lot in the future!
As for some irrelevant industries, to be honest, if you give up, you also give up, it doesn't matter much...

Wang Ye nodded. Of course, he also has a sense of proportion. He understands what can be done and what can be discussed, and what can't be touched.

Take agriculture as an example. It was only under his suggestion that the country began to really pay attention to it.

Naturally, he will not open up this industry to foreign investment in order to be able to enter the WTO smoothly. He must give enough protection to his country's agriculture. After his own agriculture becomes stronger and has enough competitiveness, he will allow foreign investment to enter the domestic agricultural market. .

This is also Wang Ye's bottom line, even if his adoptive father doesn't point it out, Wang Ye will pay attention to it.

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Back in his office, Wang Ye first called Bakova and asked her to go to the archives room to retrieve all the documents and materials related to the WTO accession negotiations in recent years.

Then I started to open the folder that my adoptive father gave me, which contained information about the progress of the WTO accession negotiations, as well as the attitudes and conditions proposed by the WTO member states towards Da Mao's accession to the WTO.

It can be seen from the data that the vast majority of WTO members are in favor of Da Mao's entry into the WTO.

Lao Mei has expressed her position several times, saying that she fully supports Da Mao's joining the WTO family...

However, although Laomei did not object, several of its younger brothers jumped out, such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and other countries, to express their opposition.

I believe that Da Mao has always had high subsidies for domestic agriculture, which is unfair competition. If Da Mao wants to join the WTO, it must cancel the domestic agricultural subsidy policy, completely marketize it, and allow foreign companies to enter Da Mao's domestic agriculture market……

Seeing this, Wang Ye frowned.

He is very clear about the development of domestic agriculture, because the subsidies for agriculture can be regarded as his single-handed promotion.

The problem is that Damao's domestic agriculture has just started, and it seldom exports to foreign countries. It only meets the domestic market and supplies a small amount of neighboring brother countries. Why do Australia, New Zealand, Canada and other countries focus on this area?

Da Mao's agriculture itself has no competitive relationship with them.

Therefore, the intentions of these countries are a bit unclear...

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After Bakova collected all the relevant information, Wang Ye was even more speechless after reading it.

In particular, the attitude of the domestic business circles in Damao to the WTO is as high as 70% of the business circles are against it!

Another [-] percent think it doesn't matter whether they join the WTO or not.

Only about 20.00% of people think that joining the WTO is positive and beneficial.

The reason of those opponents is, of course, that the industry they are in is completely uncompetitive in the face of foreign counterparts.

Now that the country has not joined the WTO, similar foreign products have to pay high tariffs if they want to enter the domestic market of Damao, so they are still competitive in price.

But once the country joins the WTO, tariffs will be reduced, and a large number of foreign products will appear in the domestic market of Damao at a relatively affordable price.

At that time, similar domestic products will completely lose their advantages, and even cause a large number of bankruptcies!

It seems that if you want to promote Da Mao's entry into the WTO, you are really facing internal and external difficulties, and there are many difficulties...

However, Wang Ye was not discouraged. If it was easy to do it, it would have been done long ago, and it would not have been delayed for so many years. Now it is in his hands.

In the process of promoting Da Mao's entry into the WTO, many factors at home and abroad will be involved, and a large amount of resources will be mobilized. This in itself is a kind of exercise for one's own ability...

And through this incident, I can get to know more foreign dignitaries, which can be regarded as accumulating contacts for myself.

Not a bad thing!
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After studying all the materials, Wang Ye had a bottom line in his mind and worked out a promotion plan for joining the WTO.

The first step, of course, is to obtain the support of the majority of members of the Economic Committee.

Therefore, Wang Ye quickly held a symposium with only one theme, which was to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Da Mao's entry into the WTO. He wanted to unify his thinking and reach a consensus at the meeting.

The participants in this meeting were limited to the members of the Economic Committee. People from the government, business representatives, and legal experts were not invited.

Because the committee has not yet reached a consensus, there is no need to expand the scope, and the food needs to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road has to be taken step by step.

Sure enough, as soon as the meeting started, several committee members argued. Some were in favor of joining the WTO, while others were against it.

The main points of view in favor of the party are as follows:

"Accession to the WTO can integrate the national economy into the world economy and promote economic development."

"Only by opening the country's door and actively embracing the world economy can our economy develop healthier."

"Most of the world's economies have joined the WTO. If we don't join, we will be isolated from the world. This will not help our country expand its influence abroad."

"Our export commodities, especially metal products, have been charged high tariffs abroad for a long time. If we can join the WTO, these tariffs will be reduced, which is beneficial to our export of bulk commodities!"

Opponents also have something to say, and their objections mainly lie in:

"You can't only see the benefits of joining the WTO, but also the bad side."

"As far as the industrial structure of our country is concerned, it cannot sustain the impact of mature foreign industries at all. I bet that as long as it is opened up, it will definitely cause a large area of ​​real industries to close down!"

"In recent years, we have finally cultivated some industries, which are not yet competitive in the world. I don't think we are in a hurry to join the WTO now. It would be better to join the WTO when our domestic industries are more mature."

"Let's not talk about other industries. Look at our financial industry. All the banks combined have assets that are no match for any big bank in Europe and America! How can we compete with others? Can the financial industry be liberalized?"...

Wang Ye listened to everyone's argument with a smile, and didn't intervene to stop everyone.

Only when everyone was tired from arguing and their voices quieted down did they speak.

"I've heard everyone's opinions. In summary, there are advantages and disadvantages of joining the WTO, not all of them are good, and certainly not all of them are bad.

Then, may I think that as long as the timing of WTO accession is grasped, and when the WTO accession agreement is signed, certain industries will not be compromised, and foreign capital will not be allowed to enter our market without restrictions for the time being.

Or it can be divided into time stages, such as opening up certain industries within five years and opening up other industries within ten years.

As for the industries that are very important to us and must be protected, we should set a 20-year period to gradually liberalize them.

In this way, the requirements of WTO member countries can also be met, and some of our important industries can also be protected. "

Hearing what Wang Ye said, the conference room was suddenly silent.

That's right, the plan he proposed took into account both the opinions of the pros and cons.

Keep the side that is beneficial to Da Mao as much as possible, while reducing the adverse effects.

But the question is, will those WTO members really agree to your five-year or ten-year protection period...

As a result, some members raised questions.

"Director, if we can achieve the plan you mentioned, that is of course the best! No matter who it is, there is no reason to object to joining the WTO, but can we really get such favorable conditions for joining the WTO from the WTO? As far as I know, many WTO members are very strong and often make some unreasonable demands. In my opinion, some countries just don’t want us to join the WTO and are deliberately finding fault. If this is the case, they should not join at all!”

Obviously, this member is the one who does not support WTO entry. What he said is not unreasonable, and it also represents the ideas of many opposing parties.

Wang Ye nodded, expressing his approval of his statement.

Then he said with a smile: "Yes, it was not easy, so it took so many years without reaching an agreement. Now, the task of joining the WTO is in my hands, so what I need to do is to protect our national interests. At the same time, strive to enter the WTO and enjoy the benefits of free trade with the world. In other words, if we can ensure that the most important industries in our country will not be greatly affected, do you agree to join the WTO?"

In the conference room, everyone, look at me and I look at you. Those who were firmly opposed to it just now have lost their minds.

The reason why they opposed it was that they were worried that certain domestic industries would be impacted and collapsed.

Since Wang Ye said that he could protect these industries from being impacted, or that they would not be impacted within the specified time, then there was no basis for their opposition.

After a while, everyone expressed their opinions one after another. As long as they don't make too many concessions, then everyone is still in favor of joining the WTO.

After all, global trade is a major trend, and it is irreversible.

The reason why everyone opposes is also for the purpose of protecting domestic industries.

Seeing that the committee agreed, Wang Ye nodded in satisfaction.

In the plan he drew up, he did not intend to make too many concessions. Da Mao's entry into the WTO is not a unilateral begging for other countries, but mutual benefit!
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Wang Ye to agree to the unreasonable demands made by some countries.

And domestic pillar industries, or important industries related to the survival of the country, it is absolutely impossible to let go immediately!

(End of this chapter)